Kankakee Fire answered calls to three structure fires Sunday evening, one left a man severely burned. A call to Fraser Avenue about 10:30 pm was a single family residence in the 200-block where firemen found heavy fire. A male subject was believed to be the lone occupant. He was burned and taken to a burn unit in the Chicago area. Three others were displaced. The fire did about $100,000 damage. The cause is under investigation, but appeared to be accidental.
An earlier fire call to W. Merchant for a 2-story structure with multiple units. The fire climbed from the first floor to a second floor and then the attic area. No injury was reported. The cause was questioned.
A third small fire on S. 7th Street around 9 pm resulted in minor damage.
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